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Dear colleagues,
This is a kind reminder for an extra ISEG research seminar. Next week, on top of the regular Wednesday seminar, the extra seminar will take place on Friday, May 29, from 13h00 to
14h00, in Anfiteatro 3 of the Quelhas building. A light lunch will be provided.
The seminar will be given by an external speaker from the University of Birmingham, Michalis Drouvelis. Please find below the title and abstract of the paper that he will present. Michalis is mainly working
in the area of behavorial and experimental economics, and published in top field journals, such as the Journal of Public Economics. You can find his work on his website.
We hope to see you all there.
Best regards,
Scientific Coordination – Henrique Pita Barros, Matthijs Oosterveen and Carlos Daniel Santos
For further information – Filomena Ferreira
Title: The Effects of Induced Emotions on Leading-by-Example (joint work with Zeyu Qiu)
Abstract:
This paper investigates the effects of induced emotions on leading-by example. Using an online sample of more than 1,000 participants, we observe behaviour in a one-shot sequential voluntary contribution mechanism game where
leaders and followers are induced to be either happy or angry. Our findings show that angry leaders contribute less than happy leaders. The same effect is observed when considering followers’ behaviour. A follow-up study uses the strategy method where the
leader’s actual contribution is not revealed to followers and shows that angry followers behave no differently from happy followers. This suggests that the effect of induced emotions on followers’ behaviour operates primarily through the leader’s behaviour,
highlighting the importance of leader emotions in shaping team outcomes. More broadly, our findings highlight the role of emotions as a causal force, suggesting that negative changes in well-being can bring about adverse effects on team cooperation.
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